Cité de l'espace
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The Cité de l'espace (French for Space City) is a scientific discovery centre in France focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997, and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse. It was carried out on the initiative of the Town Hall of Toulouse with the participation of numerous partners such as the Regional Council of Midi-Pyrénées, the Ministries of Equipment, Transport, Defence, National Education, Research and Technology, the National Center for Space Studies (CNES), Météo-France, EADS, Astrium, among others.[1] As of 2012[update], there had been more than four million visitors.
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Location | Toulouse, France |
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Coordinates | 43°35′13″N 1°29′35″E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 27 June 1997 (1997-06-27) |
Theme | Spaceflight |
Attendance | 200,000 (2004) |
Area | 3.5 hectares (9 acres) |
Website | www |
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